boar
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"Being too permissive with wild animals has led to an overpopulation of rabbits, deer and wild boar," says Òscar Ordeig, the minister for agriculture, fisheries and food in the regional government of Catalonia.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Hunter said: "They were very fierce animals to face in the hunt, so the symbolism of the boar is a lot about the strength of it - a very appropriate adversary in battle."
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
"Where we have problems, and where everyone in Europe has problems, is with the wild boar population, because there is overpopulation," said Higuera.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Drafted into Margo’s world, Sophie is soon shooting skeet, and then, having bought her own guns, wild boar.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
He had a boar slung over his shoulders, and she clutched three dead birds in her hamlike fist.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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